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Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt — مصر (Northeast Africa)
 

Pinedjem I

 
 
Pinedjem I Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 10, 2024
1. Pinedjem I Marker
Inscription.  
Ruled for: 38 years (1070-1032 В.С.)
The Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty

He moved a group of the ram statues of King Amenhotep III and placed them in front of the pylon of Khonsu Temple at Karnak. He also built an Avenue of 100 Criosphinxes of Amenhotep III and Ramsses II extending from the second pylon of Karnak to the quay of the temple.

Arabic:
الملك بينجم الأول
فترة الحكم: ٣٨ عاما ( ١.٧٠ - ١.٣٢ ق.م)
عصر الإنتقال الثالث - الأسرة الحادية والعشرون

نقل مجموعة من تماثيل كباش الملك أمنحتب الثالث ووضعها أمام صرح معبد خونسو بالكرنك، كما أقام طريقاً من ١٠٠ تمثال من كباش أمنحتب الثالث ورمسيس الثاني يمتد من الصرح الثانى بالكرنك وحتى مرساة المعبد.

 
Erected by Ministry of Tourism & Antiquity, Luxor, World Heritage Center and UNESCO.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. A significant historical year for this entry is 1070 BCE.
 
Location. 25° 42.047′ N, 32° 38.405′ E. Marker is in Luxor, Luxor Governorate. It is at the intersection of Mabad Al Oksor and Al Mahata on Mabad Al Oksor. The marker is located at the front entrance of the Luxor Temple. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Mabad Al Oksor, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 13625-01, Egypt. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Africa, specifically in North Africa, in the Middle East, on the Red Sea, and in a coastal Mediterranean country. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, a British colony, and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ramses II (here, next to this marker); Nectanebo I (here, next to this marker); Tutankhamun (here, next to this marker); Amenhotep III (here, next to this marker); Hatshepsut (here, next to this marker); Avenue of Sphinxes/ طريق الكباش (a few steps from this marker); Luxor Temple / معبد الأقصر (within shouting distance of this marker); Pylon of Ramesses II (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luxor.
 
Also see . . .  Pinedjem I. Wikipedia
Pinedjem I (died 1032 BC) was ruler of Southern Egypt as the High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1070 to 1055 BC, and nominal pharaoh alongside
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Smendes from 1054 to 1032 BC. He was the son of the High Priest Piankh. However, many Egyptologists today believe that the succession in the Amun priesthood actually ran from Piankh to Herihor to Pinedjem I.
(Submitted on November 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
The marker is the second marker from the left side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 10, 2024
2. The marker is the second marker from the left side
The entrance to the Avenue of the Sphinxes image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 10, 2024
3. The entrance to the Avenue of the Sphinxes
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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Nov. 10, 2026